Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Subjects: The Origins of the Jewish Historical Society

Speakers: Emma Cohen and Joseph Harwitz

Minnie discusses with Emma Cohen Growing up in Jewish Hartford, her family, education, Jewish Community Members, Jewish Organizations, her husband, work, and Hartford culture.

Vertical reference files for individuals.

This collection contains the records, correspondence, newsletters, photographs, and other materials which document the functions and activities of the Jewish Historical Society. The bulk of the collection covers the 1990s to the present. Much of the collection relates JHSGH's programs, exhibits, tours, and other projects.

This collection contains the records, correspondence, newsletters, photographs, and other materials which document the functions and activities of the Jewish Historical Society. The bulk of the collection covers the 1990s to the present. Much of the collection relates JHSGH's programs, exhibits, tours, and other projects.

File contains various letters and other forms of correspondence related to the development of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University. Some of the correspondence relates to involvement in this project by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford. On particular significance are listings of Holocaust survivors in the state of CT by city and local address, dated 1986. There are also mutiple newspaper clippings from 1982-2000 talking about the project.

This program featured Judge Joseph E. Klau and Attorney Harry H. Kleinman discussing Zionism/the creation of Israel in general, with a particular focus on the role Hartford played in the movement, listing many people who were involved. They also described the joyous reaction in Hartford to the news that Israel was being created.